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Football Rumours on Saturday 14th September 2013

last updated Saturday 14th September 2013, 10:28 AM

Chelsea will send a senior scout to their Premier League match at Everton on Saturday to look at Toffees midfielder Ross Barkley, 19, who earned his first senior England cap against Moldova last week.
( Daily Mail )

Meanwhile, Chelsea have entered the race to sign Sheffield United's highly rated defender Harry Maguire. The 20-year-old could be the subject of a £5m bid from Stamford Bridge.
( Metro )

Arsenal are monitoring the progress of 19-year-old Danish midfielder Patrick Olsen at Inter Milan and may return to the Italian club with an improved offer after a loan deal was rejected.
( talkSPORT )

Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway says he tried to bring Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha, 20, back to Selhurst Park on loan up on the final day of the transfer window deadline.
( Sky Sports )

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has offered to discuss how English football and the national team can be improved with Football Association chairman Greg Dyke.
( Daily Mirror )

Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas has claimed that Arsenal "paid heavily" when signing playmaker Mesut Ozil, 24, from Real Madrid and that his side and Manchester City have done the best transfer window business.
( The Guardian )

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger tips midfielder Jack Wilshere, 21, to become a world-renowned football figure in the mould of Bobby Moore, Michel Platini or Zinedine Zidane.
( The Independent )

Manchester United manager David Moyes says the champions paid £4m more than a recently expired release clause for Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini because they also hoped to bring in defender Leighton Baines, 28, in a joint deal. Fellaini, 25, signed for United in a £27.5m move earlier this month.
( The Times )

Cardiff striker Peter Odemwingie, 32, says his relationship with former club West Bromwich Albion began to break down when then-boss Roy Hodgson, now Englend manager, questioned his ability to play through pain.
( The Guardian )